It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Norway has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Norway has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Norway than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Norway may be for you.
One downside of living in Norway is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Norway, the average commute to work is 31.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Norway doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Norway is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.53% of adults 25 and older in Norway have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Norway in 2022 was $24,901, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,604 for a family of four. However, Norway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Norway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Norway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Norway residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Norway include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Carpatho Rusyn.
The most common language spoken in Norway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
